Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
20
0
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
24
0
2
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$105,997
Median
$105,997
75th percentile
$112,923
A year, from 44 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
SOFTWARE ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $105,99721
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $105,99711
DATA ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $112,9232
SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYSTSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $112,0812
Systems AnalystComputer Systems Analysts · median $99,8202
BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYSTComputer Systems Analysts · median $105,0001
QA ANALYSTSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $91,3741
Quality Assurance EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $91,3741
Senior IT Systems AnalystComputer Systems Analysts · median $149,3441
Systems EngineerNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $90,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.